Brains
and Virgin(The
Foundry) Retro sequencers and beat boxes are the name of the game
for this dynamic duo from Loserville. Residents at the Foundry, Brains-
yes, he does look like Brains from the Thunderbirds (when he isn't wearing
his gimp mask), Virgin- hmm...nice boy…could do with the guidance
though of a more mature role model (a punk version of the bastard son
of Aunt Sally and that Brummie from the Streets).
B-Loco
London's freshest, most original Bateria. With strong traditional roots,
B-loco keeps it's eyes on the future - from Batucada to London Grime,
Samba - Reggae to Electro funk...Experimental 14-piece percussion crew,
laptop madness, digital drums, with guest vocalists including: MC Spitzophrenic,
G-Double-E, Rob 'The Rub', Seyi Joseph and Freed Turuka...be surprised!
Bedouin
Ascent Rising High records in the 1990's, one of the cornerstones
of British dance music. While many on the label were exploring music
strictly for the dance floor, Kingsuk Biswas was taking loops and soundscapes
to a whole other level. One of the originators of where contemporary
electronic music and film style soundtracks meet.
Lemon
Squeezer Yumi ‘Anakonda’ Hara (Vocal/dance/battery
driven keyboard) Tomoko ‘Jane’ Minamizaki (Vocal/dance)
Mat ‘Full Fat’ Scott Accordion/piano) Bringing surprise
unplugged version of very best of cheesy pops from ‘60s to ‘00s.
Expect great wigs and flocks!
Sal+peter
Salena and Pete. Residents for the Sal+peter show on Resonance FM. Vulgarity
at its finest.
Hannas
Barber Live experimental electronica. One member lives in Glasgow,
one in Leeds and the other in London. Self titled album out on Dorado
Records.
dub
KULT (Arcola, Raum Muzik)- signed to Warp spin
off Arcola. Quality contemporary glitch/techouse/mutantfunk Kneel
Down Like A Saint Gorilla and Stop London Electric Guitar Orchestra's
rejects, crazed with their own agenda
Vex’d
(Planet Mu) just been signed to this progressive, forward thinking
electronica label.
Magic8Post-wave melodic indie-rock popsters, recently featured
on XFM, and rumoured to be playing Glastonbury this year. They craft
3 minute moments that will make you whistle in the shower, then smash
it up afterwards in excitement
The Legendary Baroque Belle dj, writer & mistress of the web who took the big chill festival by storm last year when she exchanged her usual hardcore electro dub plates for an hour of lounge-core piano tasters